Los Angeles vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$489
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 201% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4974th ($3165 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 34th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Santo Domingo

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	Los Angeles	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$6562

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504